Fishing lures



Dec. 1958 F. H. MAGNUS 2,862,325

FISHING LURES Filed April 4, 1955 IN V EN TOR.

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A tail piece, indicated generally at 7, similar in appearance to the tail of a bait fish, is plugged into the United States Patent ice 1 62325 e r 7 i a Patented Dec. 2,1958

rear end of the body 1. This tail piece is made of plastic material and comprises two halves .9 and 10, each shaped asshown in Figure 3 so that when superimposed 2,862,325 h y form an elongated hollow substantially frusto-coni- 6 cal bodyportion 11 with laterally extending wing por- FISHING LURES 3 tions forming opposed fins 12. The rear narrow end I of the body portion 11 of the tail piece is formed with Magnus Essex Fens a slot 8, the walls of said slotdefining opposed grooves Application April 4, 1955, Serial No. 498,830 13, midway the ends of the slot. The body portion '11 a e at its inner or front end is formed with a portion re- 2 Chums duced in diameter to provide an annular exterior should er 14 and a tubular extension 15, said, extension having a tapered inner surface at its free end as indicated at e e 16. The tubular extension 15 is fitted into the rear end This'invention relates to new and useful improvements 15 of the body 1, withits shoulder 14 abutting against the in fishing lures and more particularlyto a fishing lure rear end edge of the body. The halves 9 and 10 of the that will oscillate about its longitudinal axis and dive or tail piece-are fastened together by protuberances 17 dart in a manner so as to attract fish when the lure is projecting'from theinner surface of oneof said halves, drawn through water. for example, the half 9, and snapped into complemental A prime object of the present invention is to provide recesses or shallow sockets 18 formed on the inner sura fishing lure of this character embodying a novel and face of the other half 10. improved construction whereby the lure will realistically A cylindrical weight member 19 having a central bore simulate the appearance of a live fish and which will ex- 7 20 is closely fitted within the body 1 adjacent the head hibit life-like movements when drawn through the water. 2 so as not to become accidentally displaced in use, but

Another object of the invention is to provide a fishis capable of being pressed along the body 1 to any ing lure so constructed that weights of different size may desired position, such as the position shown in dotted be readily inserted into the lure and adjusted longilines in Figure 3 V tudinally of the lure so as to cause different movements A wire constituting a leader 21 extends freely through of the lure in the water and to facilitate casting. the hollow lure y P g ug the bore 20 0f Still another object of the invention is to provide a the weight member 19 and out through the slot 8 in fishing lure having a body with a smooth and streamthe tail piece 7 where it is formed with a loop 22 for lined exterior so that the danger of weeds or grass attachment to a hook 23. At its front end, the leader is becoming caught on the lure during the trolling is connected to a swivel joint 24 for attachment to a reduced. fishing line (not shown). When the lure is being drawn It is further proposed to provide a fishing lure which 85 t r ugh the wat t l r pulls thehook tightly is simple and durable in construction and which can against the rear end of the tail piece with the eye 25 of be manufactured and sold atareasonable cost. he hook firmly seated against the wall edges of the Other objects and advantages of the invention will grooved portions 13 of the slot 8 and the loop 22 of the be apparent from the description thereof to follow taken leader disposed at'right angles thereto in the slot 8 so in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: 40 that the hook is held in a position forming an elongation Figure l is a side elevational view of a fishing lure of the lure body 1 as shown in Figure l. The leader embodying my invention showing the hook in operative is sufiiciently long so that when the lure is not in use, position. the leader may be drawn rearwardly of the tail piece FigureZ is a similar view turned 90, to permit the hook to collapse as shown in Figure 7 Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on forstorage or otherpurposes. the plane of the line 33 of Figure 2, showing the In use, when the lure is drawn through the water, the weight in adjusted moved position in dotted lines. leader is pulled from the position shown in Figure 7 Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on to the position shown in Figure 1 with the loop 22 disthe plane of the line 44 of Figure 1. posed in the slot 8, and the lure body and hook oscillating Figure 5 is an end view looking toward the tail end about the longitudinal axis Of the body, the fins simulatof th lure, the book being mitted. ing the tail fins of a bait fish and the weight causing Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on the plane the lure t0 dart from side to Side and to dive in further of the line 66 of Figure 2. simulation of the movements of a fish.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 1 on a reduced The lure can i y and quickly assembled d a scale, showing the hook spaced from the tail piece, in weight 19 of the desired size can be easily pushed into collapsed, inoperative position. the body 1 from'either end thereof before the tail piece Referring in dPtail 9 the w the illustrated and the head are attached to the body, the weight being d q of the lnventlon q p a elongated hollow frictionally held in the desired position in the body. cylindrlcal body 1, of uniform diameter throughout, The body 1 head 2 and tail piece 7 may be colored open, at h ends Preferably made of Smtable in any desired color, or such parts may be colored in plastic material providmg a smooth, outer surface. A any contrasting colors in order to make the lure more head 2, of similar material, is plugged into the front attractive end of the body and includes a hollow substantially It b h h f h 1 frusto-conical body portion 3 merging gracefully at its z e seen t at t 6 parts 0 t 6 i may be from end into a portion reduced in diameter and formril'adlly asiembled to a.smooth syminemcal stream ing a tubular extension 4. At its rear end, the body hned fishlhg lure eliminat ng any likelihood of weeds, portion 3 is formed with a cylindrical portion 5, reduced grass and the catchmg on the extenor Surface in diameter, forming a shoulder '6 abutting against the ff t d d of h b d 1 of h lure as b seen Willie I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood that changes in details might be made without departing from the principle of the invention and I desire therefore to 3 be lirnite'd only by the state of the prior art and the appended-claims:

What I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is: v

l, A fishing lure compfisirig an elongated tubular body, a" tubular substantially frusto-co'nical shaped head pluggedinoneend of thebody',- aid body being formedwith' a shoulder immediate itsends which abuts against the front-end of saidtubular body and being arcuately curved from said shoulder in a forward direction and terminating in a cylindrical portion, a hollow substantially fnisto-conical shaped tail piece plugged into the other end of the body and havinga longitudinal opening therethrough, a leader extending freely through said headyand through the body and the openingin the tail piece, ahook' on the rear end ofsaid leader adapted to be' drawn tightly'against the rear endof the tail piece, said tail piece'be'in'g tapered frotn'it's front to its-rear end and being formed with a pair of cross slots in its rear end adapted to receive a leader eyeand hook respectively, two superposed complemental halves having" abutting faces in anaxial plane of said body, said halves each 4 having laterally extending fin portions and the fin portions of one ofsaidhalvesbeing superposed onthe fin sections of the other half.

2. A fishing lure as defined in claim 1 wherein said body has a cylindrical opening therethrough, and with the addition of a cylindrical weight snugly fitted into said opening and having a coaxial hole therethrough, said leader extending freely through said hole in said weight.

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